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Black Oil Beetle

Meloe proscarabaeus

The Black Oil Beetle is a shiny black bug that loves to crawl around in the grass. It has a unique shape and can sometimes be found in sunny spots, making it fun to spot on a nature walk!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Black Oil Beetle is a large, bulky insect with an iridescent black or dark blue body. Its soft, leathery wing covers are short and oval, not fully covering its swollen abdomen. This makes it look distinctively pear-shaped compared to other beetles.

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Black Oil Beetle
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Black Oil Beetle

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female oil beetles can lay up to 10,000 eggs at once!

Some ancient doctors used them to treat warts and other ailments.

Their larvae are called triungulins, meaning 'three claws' for their legs.

They don't have wings that can fly, even though they are beetles!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Blister Defense

Black Oil Beetle can ooze a toxic, blistering chemical from its leg joints that helps them deter predators.

Fähigkeit

Clever Larva

Its larvae are super sneaky! They mimic female bees to hitch a ride to unsuspecting male bee nests.

Fähigkeit

Pollen Powerup

Adult Black Oil Beetles munch on pollen and nectar, getting energy to lay thousands of eggs.

Maße und Details

Größe
10-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults munch on pollen and nectar, while larvae are sneaky parasites in bee nests!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are parasitic, consuming bee eggs, larvae, and stored food; adults forage on pollen and nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Pollen
  • Nectar
  • Bee eggs
  • Bee larvae
  • Stored bee provisions

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Don't touch beetles unless you know they're safe. Some can make you feel itchy!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Black Oil Beetle?

10-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black Oil Beetle?

30-90 Tage

Was frisst Black Oil Beetle?

Adults munch on pollen and nectar, while larvae are sneaky parasites in bee nests!

Wo findet man Black Oil Beetle normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Black Oil Beetle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Black Oil Beetle?

6

Snap-Karte

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